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Out of hours urgent ophthalmology services

It has come to the College’s attention that in many areas of the country some ophthalmology departments (‘local’) are closing early in the evening and at weekends, leaving other surrounding departments (‘central’) to cope with urgent ophthalmic referrals that arise during this time. In some instances this action has been taken without sufficient planning and